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Patented May 24,1887.

PLOW.

E. B. JAMES.

(No Model.)

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWVARD BRADFORD JAMES, OF THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,646, dated may 24; 1887.

Application filed Noycmbc-rlO, 1886. Serial No. EZLPATI. (No model.) I

. nexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in

which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved plow. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the end of one of the beams, showing the arrangement of the clevis for a single plow. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line so 00 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is

a plan view of the beams, showing the connect-ing device. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the plow-standard. Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of the braces; and Fig. 7 is a front elevation of a standard adapted to holding ordinary plows.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

The object of my invention is to provide a plow which may be arranged asa double plow, or two single plows which may be adjusted to plow two furrows of different depths simultaneously, and which may be used as a cultivator.

My invention consists in the combination, with two plow-beams and adjustable fasteningdevices for connecting the beams, of standards pivoted to the beams and supported by offset braces; also, in the combination, with the handles of the plow, of an adjustable support for holding the handles at different heights, all as hereinafter more fully described.

The beams A A are each provided with right-angled irons a b, for connecting the two beams together. The irons a of the beams are clamped to the outer sides of the beams and are arranged to overlap each other in the grooved iron plate B, the irons being provided with several apertures for receiving the shank c of the clevis d, which passes through the plate B and through the iron or, and receives the nut c, by which the irons a and plateB are clamped securely together. The angled irons I), which are employed to connect the opposite ends of the beams A A, are secured to t-heinner faces of the beams by boltsf and overlap each other, and are clamped together by a bolt, 9, extending through apertures in the angled irons and through a grooved plate, B, embracing the edges ofthe irons. By means of these devices the beams A A may be clamped in any desired position relative to each other, and the clevis d may be adjusted along the angled irons a to regulate the draft.

To the outer side of the beam A is pivoted the standard 0, to which is attached the landside D of the mold-board E. The standard 0 is braced by the curved bar F, which is pivoted to the standard near the mold-board and is offset, as shown in Fig. 6, to permit of pivoting it to the outer side of the standard and clamping it to the side of the beam A without the necessity of cutting into the beam for the reception of the standard G. The upper end 'of the bar F is curved and provided with series of apertures h, and the said bar is held in position against the beam A by the yoke i, which is apertured to receive the bolt or pin passing through the apertures h of the bar F.

To the outer side of the beam A is pivoted a similar standard, 0, supported by the bar F in the manner already described. The standards G 0 may be adjusted with the moldboards and landsides oppositely arranged with respect to each other, or themold-boards and landsides of the two plows may be arranged in the same direction.

To the rear end of each of the beams A A is secured an inclined arm, G, having near its upper end a slot for receiving the boltj of the clamp 70, which holds the cross-arn1 H to the arm G. This arrangement permits of adj usting the handles at different heights to accommodate different persons. To the outer sides of the beams A A are pivoted the lower ends of the handles I, whose upper ends are apertured to receive the tenons l on the ends ol'the crosspiece H.

By loosening the plates B B the angled irons a a and b b may be slid upon each other to adjust the distance between the plow-standards O 0', and by shifting the clevis d in one direction or the other the draft of the plow may be adjusted.

The beam A may be detached from the beam A, leaving an ordinary single plow drawn forward by the clevis d, secured to the angled iron (1 of the beam A. WVhen used as adouble plow the arms G are placed over the slots at in the arms H, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.

3, the slots admitting of the lateral adjustment of the beams A A. When used as a single stock the arm G is placed in the center 5 of the cross-arm H;

By providing an extra pair of handles the double plow may be readily converted into two single plows in the manner already described.

IO The beams may be made to carry plows of different sizes and also of different heights, thus making two furrows simultaneously,-one deeper than the other; or the mold-boards may be arranged to face each other, when the plow 15 will be used as a cultivator.

Having thus fullydescribed myinvention,'I

whereby provision is made for converting the 2 5 plow into a single or double beam plow, as specified.

EDWVARD BRADFORD JAMES.

' \Vitnesses:

\V. A. PRINGLE, J. L. PRINGLE. 

